Tray



C. E. ROY.

'-TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, I920.

Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

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TRAY. APPu'cATloN msn Arma. i920.

1,353,273. .Y PatentedSept.- 21, 1920.

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WITNESS: K u l i lc niIMIILE E'. ROY, orklcnIoAGo, ILLINOIS.

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To alli/whom it may concern i it known that I, CAMILLE: R-oY'., a citizen of the United States, and a lresi-v dentofthejcityof Chicago, inthe county of. CoolnState of Illinois, have invented certain new and '-useful Improvemenets in Trays; and I dohereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact'description of the same, reference beinghad to the ac companying drawings,l and to referencenumbers marked thereon; which form a part of this specification. Y Y Y c l This invention relates more particularly to trays used byjewelers and jewelry saleslmenfor; the display vandtransportingof jewelry; y kThis invention also relates to such'trays as arev used for window and show-case display; Y

Trays of this sort have heretofore been made of wood with a fabric bottom.

It is an object of this invention to pro- V duce a tray so Vmade that all parts may be the size ofthe pockets.

stamped from sheet metal of a light nature preferably such'as aluminum.

It isA an object of this invention Ito construct a ltray in which they adjustability of thepartitions will permit av variation in It is also an object of the invention to produce' a tray so made as to insure retention of the partitions when the tray is being handled.

' It is further an object of this invention to produce a tray having a minimum number of interchangeable standardized ele.-

ments.

It is also an produce a tray .in which a piece ofpaper may 'beplaced between the bottom of the tray and the partitions and being held in place by the saidvpartitions.

These objects and other minor objects are respectively attained by making the frame continuous and inverted U-shaped in crosssection, and by making the bottom rim likewise continuous and of such cross-sectional shape as to enable it to close the frame from below; by providing the frame and the division walls of the tray with spaced openings with which the ends of said walls may be removably engaged; by making the opposite walls of the tray resilient so that said walls "-Figf is an enlarged Application1ed1April 3, 1920. SerialNo. 371,019.

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f thefianges' en the ad or thepart'ionsgfami i byv providing-Openings ill-:the wans'of thev 'l fra'mejas4 well as 1n the partitions;v forlzthe retentionof said partitions..

In the appending drawings vFignrevfl is a plan view ofthe tray in assembly.`

Fig. 2 is anend elevation of the tray.

Fig/3 is a side elevation. u .l

' ilig; 4'is a transverse cross-sectionftaken along the line of Fig'. 1.

showing a paper insert.

main partitions.:

I]3`ig.7 is an enlarged detail view of .smalle r1y or intermediate partitions. i `f-.

Fig. 8 isV a sectiontaken'? along "theligne 8-'8 of Fig. 1A and shows-'the method o-f connecting'the partitions. f 'g lFig. 9 is fragmentaryv view ofapartition ina modified form.' f i Y As shown in the drawings, l is the'body or .frame of the traypwhich is -p'unchehlfand detail view. vthe Fig. 551sa perspectlve view of-the ftray l drawnintoI an inverted U-'sha'pe in'v cross# Y section and is more clearly shown in Figu4 Vand is so formed as tocomprise'afshorter '.outer wall' 8^,faninner wall'4 witha flange l gidity.

vobject of this invention to may return to and remain in their normal I 2 projecting fait right-angles f toward the in# ner part of the'tray thereby forming atbody member which is integral and made ofthe same piece ,of metal with rounded corners giving the-tray anl exceptional degree of ri.

Along the inner wall 4 of thefframe 1 I have provided a plurality of perforations 6 uniformly spaced apart to receive the flanges 12' and 14 of partitions 7 vand 8 respectively.

The main partitions 7 and the'intermedi'-l ate partitions 8 are more clearly shown lin Figs.y 6 and 7. The numeral 9 refers to the.-

space or pocket in which the displa cardl Y carryingthe jewelry is placed and t e numeral 10 refers to the fabric bottom which is stretched across the frame and is fastened;

to the Tim'll by meIlS O glue or any other suitable means. Y

In Fig. 6, the numeral 7 refers to the main j partition 'which is inverted U-shaped in cross-section terminating into the flanges and having lugs 12 projecting out `from its ends, which lugs fit into'the perforations 6 of the body memberl.r

Numeral' 18 refers openings 'in the main partition 7, for the jV receptionand retention of 14 proto the `perfor-ations or A of the same construction as'th'at of vthe main jecting out the ends of the intermediate partition 8. U A The intermediate partition 8, Fig. `7, 1s

partition 7, terminating into the flanges and having lugs 14 projecting'out from .its ends .Whichiit into the perforations l18. Y

Fig. `8 is a section taken-along line V8-8 of Fig. 1 and more clearly explains the. position lil5 7 andSinassembly. Y Y .'fFig. 9 is a modified formpnof the partition 7 with the lugs v12 removed so thatfthe partition canube slidably situated between-the opposite sides ofthe frame. v f

Fig. 5 is 'a perspective view of the-tray of the interlocking members ofthe'partitionss showing a piece'of paper 19, inserted onthe bottom of the tray and terminating into the ends or Wings 2O and 21 Which can'be laid or foldedV over VtheV top of trayV When-it is filled, therebyforming a top or cover for the Y tray and its contents. v

. Referring again to Fig. 4, 11, is-the :bottom rim of the frame 1 andfis made of one piece with a curved. sur-face 15, to Which the fabric is fastened, givingfthe' tray a round surface about the V,entire lower edge.

The curved surface 15 is Vcarried to a sharp recess 17, just inside of the short outer is carried around Wall?) and terminates into a flange 16 which the lower edge of the wall 3. 4

By this construction,the sharp recess 17 permits me tomake the outer edge of the fabric invisible and prevents the said fabric from being easily removed. z

' VVThe numeral22 refers to :the inner edge 'i ofthe rimy 11. which is carried arou-nd vthe inner edge of flange 2'thereb57strengtliening said flanges and removing the sharp' edges.

Iclaim: i k- 1. Atray including a continuous stamped frame presenting an inverted U-sh'apefin cross-section, and having a stamped bottomV just beyond the inner edgehof extending Y said frame. Y 2. Array-including a stamped frame presenting an inverted U-shape incross-section, p

and having a flange and vastamp'ed' bottom both extending just beyondfthe inner'edge of said frame.

3. A tray including a stampedframe presenting an invertedU-shape'in crossisection,

n 5. A tray including a stamped'ffr'ame pre-V senting a U-shape vin` cross-section, the outer Wall of said frame being of less verticalextent-than the innerwall thereof,A anda'bottom for said frame terminatingatsaid.outer Wall and having a groove forA the reception of said outer Wall'and another additional and exterior groove for receiving the fabric constituting the bottomvof the tra In Witness whereof I have affxedlmy si gnature this 29 day of March,.A. D. 1920.

- CAMILLE ROY. 

